What is GoogleCrashHandler.exe?

The .exe extension on a filename indicates an executable file. Executable files may, in some cases, harm your computer. Therefore, please read below to decide for yourself whether the GoogleCrashHandler.exe on your computer is a Trojan that you should remove, or whether it is a file belonging to the Windows operating system or to a trusted application.

Description:GoogleCrashHandler.exe is not essential for Windows and will often cause problems. GoogleCrashHandler.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files".
Known file sizes on Windows 8/7/XP are 217,992 bytes (18% of all occurrences), 216,968 bytes and 12 more variants.
The program has no visible window. It is certified by a trustworthy company. GoogleCrashHandler.exe is not a Windows core file.
GoogleCrashHandler.exe is able to manipulate other programs.
Therefore the technical security rating is 34% dangerous, however you should also read the user reviews.There is a possibility to uninstall the software IBM Software Package Installer or Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer using the "Add or Remove Programs" function of Windows Control Panel (Windows: Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs).

If GoogleCrashHandler.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Documents and Settings", the security rating is 33% dangerous. The file size is 140,952 bytes (24% of all occurrences), 180,648 bytes and 13 more variants.
The program is not visible. The file has a digital signature. GoogleCrashHandler.exe is not a Windows core file. There is a possibility to do the following:

uninstall the software PowerOffer or Google Inc using the "Add or Remove Programs" function of Windows Control Panel (Windows: Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs)

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as GoogleCrashHandler.exe. Therefore, you should check the GoogleCrashHandler.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

GoogleCrashHandler.exe runs continuously on your computer if you've selected to send anonymous usage statistics and crash reports to Google for certain Google software, like Google Chrome. It helps send crash details to Google when your Google software unexpectedly shuts down. We use this data to help determine how to prevent these errors from happening in the future.(further information)

GoogleCrashHandler.exe runs continuously on your computer if you’ve selected to send anonymous usage statistics and crash reports to Google for certain Google software, like Google Chrome. It helps send crash details to Google when your Google software unexpectedly shuts down. We use this data to help determine how to prevent these errors from happening in the future. meetoo (further information)

Analyzes crash data for Chrome so Google can prevent future occurrences. This is not an essential program. Adam

It devour a big chunk of my laptop memory Raymond

It slows down my system, (Win 7) Peter

Googlecrashhandler is 100% to the benefit of google to send a whole bunch of info about you to them. What is your benefit ? A waste of computing power and bandwidth as it runs all the time in your tasks, even if you have nothing of Google running. Remove it is the best you can do. John Smith

its running on my system.. I dont have any google software installed on my system and I never did. ak

If I have no Google software installed on my system, or I've UNINSTALLED any Google software, IT SHOULDN'T BE THERE!!! Corporate malware. :( Roman

As it only reports crash of google software, it makes no sense it could make anything wrong. Yet, it's not even required for google applications to work. Kulsius

Best practices for resolving GoogleCrashHandler issues

A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with GoogleCrashHandler. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using cleanmgr and sfc /scannow, uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using msconfig) and enabling Windows' Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.

Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off doing a repair of your installation, or in the case of Windows 8, executing the DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.

To help you analyze the GoogleCrashHandler.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: Security Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.